COUSINS Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

cousins

noun

Definition of cousins

plural of cousin

as in relatives

a person connected with another by blood or marriage we both were surprised to learn that we are distant cousins

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nonrelatives

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Recent Examples of cousins Harry has maintained close ties to his mother’s family throughout all his drama with the British royal family, recently spending time with his uncle Charles Spencer, his wife, and several cousins during his visit to the UK. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 28 Aug. 2026 The largest fish had a considerably lower absolute speed than its smaller cousins. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026 Unlike alligators, their more common cousins, American crocodiles are federally and state protected because their populations in Florida are still rebounding after being almost completely wiped out by the 1970s. — David Goodhue august 27, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 The same process occurs in the radish’s spicier cousins, and the resulting chemicals are thought to help deter herbivores and pests. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026 The duo were seventh cousins, once removed, according to Ancestry. — Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 Bizarrely, sweepstakes machines, unlike their VGT and casino slot cousins, are neither regulated nor taxed. — Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 The restaurant was originally helmed by Gin Jack Keen, according to a 2020 Gin family cookbook, though ownership and management duties were eventually passed down from cousins to sons in the family, The Tribune previously reported. — Kaytlyn Leslie, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026 In a few months, Abdeen’s siblings, cousins, and uncles would go off on their annual Christmastime hunts. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cousins

Noun

Richard Gere’s Life Now The actor moved to his wife’s home country of Spain with their two sons at the end of 2024 so Silva could be closer to her relatives.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
One day, her teen-age daughter, on the way to choir practice, witnessed ICE detaining someone outside her bus; Bre sent her children to stay with relatives in the suburbs.

— Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of relatives

Noun

Treated almost as living beings themselves, many of the artworks in the LACMA installation take up animate relations to one another.

— George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Israel has seen its own relations with Turkey deteriorate during Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s more than two-decade rule.

— Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

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